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Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift

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Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift

This course is part of iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

Instructors: Justin-Nicholas Toyama

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

An introduction to the Swift programming language. This will prepare you for more extensive iOS app development and build a foundation for advanced iOS development topics.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Associate the relationship of Swift and Objective-C and their use in iOS and Mac (OS X) programming 2. Develop the ability to read and write Swift code 3. Distinguish how both programming languages can be used together in applications 4. Demonstrate how to write applications entirely in Swift with the help from several iOS programming samples 5. Determine how Swift can be used for development on new platforms such as Apple Watch and Apple TV 6. Create a working client-server iPhone application with location services that you can add to your portfolio.

Module details

In this first week, you will get a first look at the programming environment and the Swift programming language. If you have taken the “Foundations of Objective-C App Development” Course in this Specialization, some of this content may be familiar. Students who have not taken that course - no need to worry - you will receive a full introduction to become familiar with programming for iOS or Mac OS X as if Swift is your first programming language.

What's included

30 videos1 reading1 assignment

30 videosTotal 237 minutes

Welcome!3 minutes
Introduction to Swift12 minutes
Getting Started with XCode13 minutes
Swift Basics Part 1: Types, Constants, Variables9 minutes
Swift Basics Part 2: Control Flow - Part 18 minutes
Swift Basics Part 3: Control Flow - Part 27 minutes
Swift Basics Part 4: Numbers10 minutes
Swift Basics Part 5: Loops10 minutes
Swift Basics Part 6: Strings8 minutes
How to Create an Array5 minutes
Using Arrays /Modifying Values of Arrays11 minutes
Comparing Arrays7 minutes
How to Create a Dictionary8 minutes
Using and Modifying Dictionaries Part 18 minutes
Using and Modifying Dictionaries Part 26 minutes
Properties of Dictionaries4 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 111 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 210 minutes
Using and Modifying Sets Part 37 minutes
How to Create a Basic Function8 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 110 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 26 minutes
Function with Parameters Part 38 minutes
Functions that Return a Value(s) Part 16 minutes
Functions that Return a Value(s) Part 211 minutes
Scope / Improper Conditions7 minutes
A Word on Function Types2 minutes
Using Closures10 minutes
More Closure Syntax9 minutes
Properties of Closures2 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Course Overview10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Week 1 Quiz30 minutes

The content for this week will build on the knowledge and examples from the previous week. You will start combining the basic programming skills studied in the previous week to start manipulating data in functions and learn how functions can be used in different Types (i.e. enums, structs, classes). This will prepare you for working in a full application setting, which will be the focus of Week 4. You will learn about some of the more advanced Swift programming language features that are often useful in bringing together a complete system like a full-blown iPhone application.

What's included

21 videos1 reading1 peer review

21 videosTotal 170 minutes

How to Create Basic Enumerations7 minutes
How to Create Raw-Value Enumerations9 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 111 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 26 minutes
Using Enumerations Part 38 minutes
Enumerations Methods and Limitations4 minutes
How to Create Structures12 minutes
Structures Methods and Limitations4 minutes
Creating Classes in Source Files6 minutes
Working with Classes Part 15 minutes
Working with Classes Part 210 minutes
Creating Properties Part 111 minutes
Creating Properties Part 29 minutes
Working with Properties Part 110 minutes
Working with Properties Part 26 minutes
Access Control12 minutes
Default Initializers Part 18 minutes
Default Initializers Part 26 minutes
Default Initializers Part 39 minutes
Creating and Working With Initializers Part 19 minutes
Creating and Working With Initializers Part 29 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Playing with Swift (Playground Assignment) Instructions10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 60 minutes

Playing with Swift (Playground Assignment)60 minutes

This week, you will take steps into really developing their first, simple iPhone project with Swift. This will introduce some topics not limited to Swift itself, but also really start looking into bigger topics for iOS application development to prepare you to write a more complex application in Week 4.

What's included

26 videos1 reading1 assignment

26 videosTotal 236 minutes

Protocols Part 17 minutes
Protocols Part 210 minutes
Protocols Part 38 minutes
Error Handling Part 19 minutes
Error Handling Part 25 minutes
Extensions9 minutes
Generics Part 17 minutes
Generics Part 211 minutes
Memory Management and Arc Part 112 minutes
Memory Management and Arc Part 26 minutes
Equatable and Comparable12 minutes
Interoperability Part 14 minutes
Interoperability Part 211 minutes
Interoperability Part 310 minutes
Cocoa Application Speaking Text Editor Sample11 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 111 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 211 minutes
Writing Speaking Text Editor Part 36 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 110 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 27 minutes
Event Driven Applications with Swift and XCode Part 36 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 112 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 210 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 312 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Cocoa Touch Applications) Part 45 minutes
Writing an iOS Application (Shopping List Sample)15 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Note10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Week 3 Quiz30 minutes

In this last week of the course, you will follow along and create a more full-fledged application called HoBshare. This is a more complex application that is intended to help you use many of the different techniques and language features introduced in the previous weeks and see how they can be used as tools to develop an application. We will also explore some of the new and exciting consumer technologies that developers can now work with using Swift.